Kick uses Gambling Money to Steal Twitch’s Biggest Star Daniel G. Jennings · Follow Published in DataDrivenInvestor · · 1 day ago 5 min read1 day ago -- Listen ShareA six-month-old streaming platform is paying $70 million for one of Twitch’s biggest stars. They are luring some of the biggest game streamers to Kick the old-fashioned way with enormous amounts of money. Lengyel’s agent, Ryan Morrison, told The Times that Kick will pay his client $70 million in money and $30 million in incentives. Kick buys xQcHence, xQc’s deal rivals the money the Los Angeles Lakers pays basketball legend LeBron James, The Times speculates. *Conversely, the second largest cable TV network, Disney’s ESPN averaged 1.88 million viewers in 2022.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2023 06:48 UTC